St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-04

OF flowers, running between stripes of
MORE. Then there are velvet in frise,
striped and barred novelties In bewildering
varieties of form and colors that would
drive an artist wild with delight. To meet
the tastes of all, there are other broche silks,
with satin grounds. but with rich, dull,
non-lusrrous surface which has given the
fabric the name of tieur de sole broche. and
which is as eagerly sought for in black as in
coOrs by fastidous women who object to
the glossy sheen of satin duchesse. Into
one of the
PALACES OF RECONSTRUCTION
my old maiden aunt and l drifted. The
attendants looked me over. l certainly was
not seeking rogue. The March wind that
blew me in had done all that for me. The
eye that FLASHED like a falchion from its
sheath" needed no fare Indien. There were
neither freckles, nor moles, nor superfluous
hairs to need freckle lotions, mole remedies
or depilatory powder; but she espied some
thoughtful lines on my aunt's intellectual
brow. and hastily brought forward some
thing that looked like cross between
haffie-irOn and stomach pump.
This is the wrinckle remover and skin
rejuvenatOr," said she, for creating. pre-
serving, reforming aud insuring a smooth.
fresh complexion. 1T etfectually removes
wrinkles"
l smiled and made lot more.
ut will rejuvenate the oldest face"
l inStinctively thought of Evarts, and
wished heaven would grant me the use of
his countenance for experiments. She un-
coiled a rubber pipe, displayed a nickel
plated cup. and began to tell how the air
compressed artificially expanded the muscles
of the face BY rapidly manipulating the
bulb the suction in the cup produced
vacuum within, and then an application of
the rejuvenator balm to the dstended skin
got in and ironed out the box-plaits and
wrinkles and made infants of old women.
'Only $40 for the fount of perpetual
YOUTH" she said, as she waved the stomach
pump.
l presume she thought the price was not
in my aunt's inside pocket. for she tackled
for the showcase and brought out some
complicated harness called
THE LOUIS XIV. sCowL PREyENTER.
Said she: This, in connection with the
Court Balm, will eradicate wrinkles. You
could not Scowl if you wanted to. Only 49,"
l had to insist that there were occasions
when, if l could not scowl, l should be in
great trouble; and then fell to watching
another attendants tactics with a slab
sided maiden Of &c. who leaned her hollow
velopments made with Mamaral Balm;
FUSED" the young and ready liar averred.
''by all the families in Europe so celebrated
for female buStS and masculine calves"
The collapsed Miss Tabitha took to the
idea kindly.
''How is it applied" she murmured.
''With the hand-aiwayS observing the
directions"
So we read the directions: This infalli-
bic balm acts directly OH the muscles. In
applying to the calf be careful to use lat
eral movement, in developing the bust use
a rotary notion"
Whose hands should you use?'' L asked
innocently.
Your own, of course" snapped the
clerkess.
Poor hands," moaneG 1, eff this stuff
acts directly on the muscles, and there are
more muscles to the square inch in the hui
man hand than any other portion of the
body, l suppose the hands get the size of
boxing gloves in week or two"
Il don't think you wish any balm,
marm," said she severely.
Pm pretty sure | don't" said l, and l
slid gracefully out. as l saw evident prepar-
atoms to do something desperate being
made behind the counter
CLARA BELLE.